Let me introduce you to AgHaven, an ag-specific community website and search engine. I have been an AgHaven Beta tester and am also happy to announce that AgHaven will be one of the sponsors of AgWired coverage of Commodity Classic where the official announcement of the new online location is being made. I got a preview of what members of …
How Broadband & Precision Ag Are Increasing Farmers’ Profits
I recently attended the Iowa Power Farming Show and one of the technologies that I featured in a post on our sister blog Precision Pays, was Ag Leader’s new SMS Mobile Technologies. As I result, I was asked to write a guest post for Broadband for America. They asked if I could write a blog about how broadband technology has …
MyAmericanFarm.org Showcased At AFBF Convention
My American Farm is a great and personal sounding name. It’s the url for a Pioneer sponsored project that’s conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. I spoke with Angela Mayfield (right) about what’s new with the project. Angela says that MyAmericanFarm.org is a free online resource that now has 12 games covering different topics on agriculture. They all meet …
Ayrmesh Now Powering ZimmComm Internet
I have a working Ayrmesh hub now working at ZimmComm World Headquarters. As I posted recently this is a product that creates what is affectionately called “free range internet.” Made by Ayrstone Productivity, the Ayrmesh creates a strong, stable internet wifi cloud, which if placed properly can go a long distance. By adding additional hubs that range can be extended …
New Website For Coalition To Support Iowa’s Farmers
A new website has been launched for the Coalition To Support Iowa’s Farmers. The colorful site is chocked full of new content featuring new agricultural information, program updates, farm families the Coalition has worked with and easy, user-friendly navigation. “Our new website is specifically designed to help Iowa livestock farmers successfully and responsibly manage changes to their farms,” said CSIF …
Free Range Internet Via Ayrstone AyrMesh
Here’s a company that I did not get to talk with at the recent NAFB convention Trade Talk session. However, the Ayrstone AyrMesh seemed very interesting and I thought I’d bring it to your attention. It sounds good and maybe ZimmComm World Headquarters could use it to improve our wifi experience! If you’ve used one please leave a comment about …
Broadband Out of the Wild Blue
During the NAFB Trade Talk session I spoke with Matt Farr (not pictured), Wild Blue, about the company’s development. We’ve all been hearing about Wild Blue for years and according to Matt things have developed nicely. Here’s a short history: WildBlue launched its service aboard the U.S. capacity of Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite launched in July 2004. WildBlue-1, WildBlue’s second …
PureSense Irrigation Manager Android App
It looks like the Android app market is beginning to see some agricultural applications. PureSense Environmental Inc. announced today that its Irrigation Manager(TM) Android application is now available through the Android Market. The PureSense app allows growers to monitor their real-time field conditions and irrigation activity from their Android phones. Monitoring stations placed throughout growers’ fields send data through the …
Steer Your Deere
To promote and show off the new steering technology of the John Deere 8R tractors the company has sponsored a new game on Agriculture.com called Steer Your Deere. Navigate a John Deere 8R Series tractor down an obstacle-strewn path. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to acquire ACS, immediately noticing easier steering ability. You’ll generate income for travel time, …
Get Social With AgLoop
There’s a new social network for agriculture and they want you to get in the loop, the AgLoop. Zachary Brown may still be in college but he’s already got a full time job going thanks to his Dad, James Brown. Together they started Hay Talk a couple of years ago and it has done so well that they’ve branched out …